everything must go

i put a sign

in the yard, everything must go.

the dog is nervous.

tied to a pole.

no offers refused.

the wife

too is on the porch,

wringing her hands,

worried.

the kids,

on the lawn, all in a row,

bathed,

with hair combed.

everything

must go.

no offers refused.

marked down.

going out of business.

leaving town.